Studio Esperanza
Workshops & Events
Studio Esperanza is a series of workshops & events meant to empower personal creativity and encourage contemplative living, all with a purpose to share beauty that heals and transforms.
My paternal grandmother, Esperanza, was an artist and inspired my love for creativity. She was also a woman of deep faith. Esperanza means Hope. In her honor, I hold space for others to embody creativity and contemplation.
In my workshops, I use creative process (ex. collage, floral design, drawing), designing and ritualizing space along with prompts for individual reflection to build self-awareness and self-acceptance. I blend in group dialogue to give witness and support, as well as deepen spiritual integration.
I believe that by nature personal transformation is not only personal but communal, and therefore, radical. Our collective transformation (particularly from oppressive systems) is dependent on individual and personal transformation.
Workshops & Events
Join me for one or more of these special programs
Altarcitos: Designing Alters to Honor Those We Love
Create a small home altar (ofrenda) to commemorate those who have died for Dia de Muertos
Dia de Los Muertos Virtual Community Celebration
Honor our loved ones in this unusual and challenging time
Embodying Vision & Desire
Collage as a way to process vision and desire for the days ahead
Examining Your Life
Review your life using an ancient contemplative practice & collage process
Mandalas For Life Transitions
Welcome life transitions using natural elements as we cross a threshold
Flor y Canto: Contemplative Self-Care with Flowers
Explore self-care through the language of flowers and our engagement with them